Forgiveness practices from different faiths can give us inspiration to confront pain, release our anger, and heal ourselves ...
The 1953 Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess," based on an earlier play, features a priest suspected of murder. He's innocent, and has even heard the murderer's confession — but cannot clear his own name ...
When King Frederick the Great once visited a prison, he found every inmate pleading innocence—except one. “Your Majesty,” ...
VATICAN CITY — If you go to the Sacrament of Penance in 2023, there will be two subtle changes in the wording of the prayer of absolution, which the priest prays to conclude the sacrament. The new ...
A priest hearing confession at a Rome church on March 26, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters) Almost 50 years ago, Dr. Karl Menninger raised a concern for both ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was one of the biggest blunders in Chicago law enforcement history: two boys, ages 7 and 8, were charged after allegedly confessing to the high-profile killing of 11-year-old ...
Clergy must still tell authorities of potential mistreatment, but will not have to divulge information they hear in ...